Gruen Playhouse (also known as Gruen Guild Playhouse) is a dramatic anthology series that aired on ABC and the now-defunct DuMont Television Network. Sponsored by the Gruen Watch Company, the series aired on ABC on Thursdays at 9:30pm ET, and on DuMont on Thursdays at 9pm ET. From January to March 1952, Gruen Playhouse alternated with Shadow of the Cloak on DuMont. The 30-minute dramas featured actors such as Carolyn Jones (in her TV debut), Raymond Burr (in his TV debut), and Bonita Granville. An early episode was written by Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry. Episode status Two DuMont episodes are held in the collection of the UCLA Film and Television Archive, along with a single ABC episode. See also List of programs broadcast by the DuMont Television Network List of surviving DuMont Television Network broadcasts 1951-52 United States network television schedule References Bibliography David Weinstein, The Forgotten Network: DuMont and the Birth of American Television (Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2004) Alex McNeil, Total Television, Fourth edition (New York: Penguin Books, 1980) Tim Brooks and Earle Marsh, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network TV Shows, Third edition (New York: Ballantine Books, 1964) External links List of episodes at CTVA DuMont historical website 1951 American television series debuts 1952 American television series endings 1950s American anthology television series American Broadcasting Company original programming 1950s American drama television series Black-and-white American television shows DuMont Television Network original programming English-language television shows